Our native speaker qualified Spanish language teachers can train you and your colleagues at your office or home at a time to suit you. Classes can be any day of the week (even weekends) in the morning, afternoon or evening. In certain circumstances, if your home or office is not suitable, you can take your classes at the trainer's office. Lesson books are provided.
These Spanish lessons are more general in nature and are targeted at students with a whole range of different needs. While all beginners level students can expect to cover Survival Spanish - required for short visits to a country where English may not be spoken and/or the intention is to make good contacts with the local population, students then generally progress in different directions depending on their needs. Typical students include those buying property overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people about to set off on that long-awaited world trip, Spanish culture enthusiasts and those who are keen to pass a particular Spanish examination.
These Spanish lessons are driven towards people who have a requirement to learn Spanish to bolster their work output. For novices, you will find it useful to learn basic greetings and business etiquette; and once you have become more proficient then reading and writing will come to the fore. Typical students include those concerned with import/export, those seeking work in multinational companies, international negotiations, and anyone working with international colleagues or administration. Even on our most rudimentary beginners lesson, students can expect to finish the lesson with decent telephone and e-mail Spanish, as well as a good enough grip on the language for a short trip to the country.
The Spanish lessons are also available for 2 or more people studying together (Two-to-One Spanish Lesson or Small Group In-Company Spanish Lesson). All participants must have the same level, the same business or general language needs and be able to study at the same time in the same location. The booking must be made for all participants at the same time. Listen & Learn do not recommend group classes of more than 6-8 people although In-Company Taster Spanish Lessons can be run with up to 12 people.
Italian and Spanish are generally mutually intelligible: native speakers of each language have little difficulty in understanding one another
In terms of grammar and vocabulary, Spanish is fairly similar to French and Romanian
What we call 'Spanish', Spanish people would generally call Castilian ('castellano') to differentiate it from other regional Spanish dialects
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Spanish Testimonials
"The lessons are going great! Yuriko is a great teacher and she's in the process of finding a suitable text for me. I’m learning a lot of vocabulary and she’s teaching me Latin American Spanish (which I prefer to learn). Thanks,"
North Hempstead
Almost 250,000 people live in North Hampstead, New York – an affluent city that has a median family income of almost $100,000. With these well-to-do residents also comes a powerful business community that moves back and forth from Wall Street and other commerce centers in Manhattan. The city is predominantly white (74%) but also features growing African-American and Hispanic communities as well (together, they make up almost 20% of the demographic). Given that many residents travel to New York City for work, there is always going to be a benefit for residents who choose to learn a second language. Thanks to Manhattan and cities like North Hempstead, the entire state of New York is one of the most international areas in the country. Learning languages from the Pacific Rim, the romance languages or even more obscure tongues means always having a leg up in New York.